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Last week, the government introduced a new law that repeals and rebrands the scheme.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

A major wave of repeals took place in 1985, when Minnesota, South Carolina, and Texas eliminated their blue laws.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

When asked by Batch if someone wearing a mask for health purposes in public would be violating the law, a legislative staff member said it would, because the bill repeals the exemption.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

But even if repealed, the 1864 law would still go into effect for a period of time because repeals do not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

She repeals but a single law, repeals it by the action of a sovereign convention, leaves her constitution, her laws, her political and social polity untouched.

From American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) by Johnston, Alexander